diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f92779ac..3d7543ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     link_flags = []
 else:
     flags = [
-        '-fPIC', '-std=c++0x', '-Wall', '-Wno-parentheses', '-Werror=switch',
+        '-fPIC', '-std=gnu++0x', '-Wall', '-Wno-parentheses', '-Werror=switch',
     ]
     platform.mac_ver()
     if platform.system() in ['Darwin', 'FreeBSD']: